Mary Frost

Brooklyn

Writer and Editor at Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Video surveillance cameras coming to Brooklyn Heights Promenade

4 days ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Video surveillance cameras will be installed at two entrances to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade next month, thanks to funding from Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s office. The cameras have been a priority of the 84th Precinct’s Commanding Officer, Captain Thomas Maffei, whose command area includes Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO and the Brooklyn Bridge, all areas flooded with visitors in the summer.
Brooklyn students launch and sail boats they built by hand

1 week ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by …BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Last week, almost 200 Brooklyn middle school students experienced the joy of sailing with the wind, in 7-foot wooden boats they built with their own hands. It was a sight to see.
Hundreds rally and march on ‘No Kings Day’ in Brooklyn

1 week ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday to mark “No Kings Day,” a national day of protest against the Trump Administration. Despite the rain, the crowd grew larger as the marchers, almost all local residents, circled around two parks — Korean War Veterans Plaza and Cadman Plaza Park — next to the Federal Courthouse and other Downtown courts.
Photoville brings the world’s photography to Brooklyn Bridge Park

1 week ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DUMBO — The annual Photoville Festival continues at Brooklyn Bridge Park through June 22, bringing world-class photography to open-air galleries and shipping containers. The central exhibition is located at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza (under the Brooklyn Bridge at 11 Water St.), and satellite exhibits are set up at other locations citywide, including nearby DUMBO. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Todd Heisler gives a talk about his images taken inside New York City’s migrant shelters.
Federal courthouse in Brooklyn evacuated due to ‘white substance’

2 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Federal Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn was evacuated for hours on Thursday as FDNY, NYPD, Emergency Services and HAZMAT responded to a report of a delivery of a suspicious package containing an unknown substance. Courthouse personnel were told to just drop what they were doing and get out.
'Through Her Lens': An eye-opening look at women helping to build and keep the peace in world’s hotspots

2 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DUMBO — “Through Her Lens: Women Rising for Peace,” is an eye-opening look at women keeping the peace and defending human rights in volatile conflict zones. The free exhibit of dozens of life-sized photos is on view at the Photoville festival, running through June 22 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Nick Birnback, head of Strategic Communications for United Nations Peacekeeping, gave the Brooklyn Eagle a tour of the show, which UN Peacekeeping helped to curate and organize.
Borough President Reynoso confronts city on Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project

3 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — At a one-on-one parley at Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday night, Borough President Antonio Reynoso confronted representatives of the NYC Economic Development Corporation with questions about the city’s proposed redevelopment of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a 122-acre waterfront site running from Atlantic Avenue to Red Hook. The goals include modernizing BMT’s maritime facilities, improving freight capacity, and integrating the facility into the city’s Blue Highway network.
Scene of Mexican Navy ship tragedy turns into shrine in Brooklyn

3 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DUMBO — “Con todo el New Yorkers stand with los cadetes Mexicanos,” reads a hand-lettered sign overlooking the East River in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Keeping vendors off the Brooklyn Bridge is not an easy job

3 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — It’s not easy enforcing the city’s law prohibiting vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge. That’s why Police Officer Michael Gargano was honored as April’s “Cop of the Month,” at the 84th Precinct’s Community Council meeting on May 20. The monthly event, open to all, is organized by Community Council President Peter Lanfranca.
‘Daredevil’ gives an ominous look to Brooklyn Borough Hall

4 weeks ago | brooklyneagle.com | Mary Frost

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Downtown Brooklyn passers-by were treated to moody lighting and fog effects at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday evening when the Disney+ series “Daredevil: Born Again” filmed a scene on the plaza steps.